Note from the Editor: Social Media Delivered CEO Eve Mayer is featured by CNN as an influential woman on Twitter in this article. See the original post here.
With its 140-character gems, your Twitter feed can be inspiring, informative, make you laugh, and even change the way you look at the world ... if you pick the right people to follow.

The trouble is there can be a lot of nonsense to trawl through to find the gems.

Leading Women has taken on the endless stream of consciousness to find eight women we believe will entertain, inform or inspire you.

Why follow her: If nothing else, she'll make you smile. Three years ago, Oxford joined Twitter as a Canadian housewife and mother of three, now she has become a successful TV writer, sold a movie script to WarnerBros and has a book of essays due out with Harper Collins, according to the LA Times.

Oxford showcased her comedy writing skills through Twitter and gradually built up an army of fans. She describes herself as "Designed to make you feel like everything is going well."

Followers: 430,000

Sample tweet: Every New Year my resolution is "Don't die this year." So far, so good.

Why follow her: In 2005, Knox was the 15-year-old subject of a documentary film "The Education of Shelby Knox," which won a Sundance award for its portrayal of her transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and feminist as she campaigned for sex education in public schools in Lubbock, Texas.

Knox, now 25, lives in New York, and describes herself as an itinerant feminist organizer, writer, speaker and revolutionary.

Followers: 22,000

Sample tweet: Before patriarchy, 13 was considered a lucky number because it represents the Goddess. I'm thinking this is the year we reclaim it, ladies!

Why follow her: Fitton ought to know a thing or two about Twitter: She co-authored the book "Twitter for Dummies," and spends much of her time persuading business to use Twitter for marketing.

Followers: 115,000

Sample tweet: Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up.